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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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